カテゴリー: TUAN-topics

From 2016 this project was initiated to trigger student exchange with National Taiwan University (NTU), a partner university under the Campus-in-Campus (CiC) Initiative. The objectives are to foster friendships between students from both NTU and our university through cultural exchanges, and to develop and cultivate their international awareness and capabilities as global citizens.

Regarding the content of the project, before the final meeting, small groups consisting of students from NTU and our university engage in discussions on a common theme related to current global issues. Finally, for the final presentation our students or NTU students visit either university for few days. Including the discussions, the whole events are conducted in English.

This time 16 students from our university (including both undergraduate and graduate students) and 18 students from NTU participated, forming eight groups to discuss this year’s theme “Digital Abuse”. After several online discussions held from May to June, NTU students visited our university from July 19 to July 21 to engage debates and each group held the final presentation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

From July 31 to August 2, 2024, CRICED, in collaboration with IACE (Institute of APEC Collaborative Education) under the direct supervision of the APEC Korean Ministry of Education, held the 2024 APEX (Japan-Korea) at the University of Tsukuba Tokyo Campus.

During the three-day workshop, 22 participants, mainly in-service teachers at the elementary education level in Korea and at the elementary and secondary education level in Japan, shared information about each other’s international exchange projects and discussed issues that Japan and Korea face in the field of education, making the training a fulfilling experience.

APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) is a framework for economic cooperation involving 21 countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific region, and this workshop was a new first step toward promoting international exchange in the field of school education through cooperation between Japanese and Korean teachers.

It is hoped that further development of ties between teachers in Japan and Korea, as well as between students in both countries, will be possible in the future.

 

 

 

 

 

On July 10, 2024, the 4th Japan-North Africa University Summit, co-organized by the University of Tsukuba, University of Carthage, University of Tunis El Manar, and University of Sousse, was held at Hotel El Mouradi Gammarth, Tunisia, with support from Tunisia’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

The summit gathered 80 participants, including representatives from eight Japanese universities, 13 North African universities, and representative from Nigeria. It focused on enhancing institutional research collaboration and academic exchanges between Japan and North Africa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On July 4, 2024, at the request of SEAMEO INNOTECH, Center for Research on International Cooperation in Educational Development (CRICED)

hosted 33 researchers from Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP) to conduct a study tour on technology, innovation, and artificial

intelligence (AI).

 

 

 

 

On July 19 during the lunch break, a cultural exchange event “Borderless Online Meeting” was held.

Ms. Ekaterina Leondieva, a student from the Master’s Program in Design at the Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences gave a presentation titled “Festivals and Celebrations in Bulgaria”.

Participants enjoyed conversation in English introducing customs and festivals of their countries to each other.

 

 

 

 

In November 2023, during the 10th-anniversary sister city event between Tsukuba City and Grenoble City, “La Saison Japonaise,” origami workshops featuring three-dimensional origami designed by Professor Mitani of University of Tsukuba were held.

Additionally, posters created by high school students from Lycées André Argouges in Grenoble on the theme of “Tsukuba City” were also displayed in MIG.

These works are currently being exhibited at the Consulate General’s office in Lyon.

Please check the Instagram of the Lyon Consulate General’s office for posts about the exhibition.

Origami：https://www.instagram.com/p/C8ZkcbsIHh9/

Posters：https://www.instagram.com/p/C8rlm9PI-5e/

 

 

 

 

On June 13, 2024, the Online Student Symposium “SUSTAINABILITY HORIZONS”, jointly organized by University of Tsukuba and Ruhr University Bochum, took place.

This event was held as the first step to establish an exchange between the two universities in the field of sustainability.

In the beginning, Prof. Suzuki Iwane, Deputy Director of the Organization for DESIGN THE FUTURE, University of Tsukuba, and Prof. Andreas Löschel, Chief Sustainability Officer of the Ruhr University Bochum, explained the sustainability initiatives of both universities.

Then a member of “Echo UT”, a student group working on sustainability activities on and off campus, from the University of Tsukuba, and a student working at the “Green Office” of the Ruhr University Bochum, which is promoting campus sustainability actions, introduced their respective student-led activities.

At the end of the event, participants shared their views that they were greatly inspired by each other’s activities, that it was a wonderful opportunity for global communication, and that the event reaffirmed the importance of continuing the dialogue on the topic of sustainability.

 

 

 

【Call for Spectators】French-Japanese Debate and the University of Tsukuba Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Pep Rally

 

 

【Call for Spectators】French-Japanese Debate and the University of Tsukuba Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Pep Rally

 

 

More than 70 universities from the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia gathered for the evaluation meeting of the 9th batch of the SEA-Teacher Program* on June 21 and 22, 2024, to share the results and improvements of the 9th batch of the SEA-Teacher Program.

CRICED, an Affiliate Member of SEAMEO, which currently is the only institution in Japan to participate in this international co-curricular program, participated in the meeting.

In the panel session,　ｍany questions were asked from the audience about the implementation of the program outside the SEAMEO region, leading to a lively discussion.

It is expected that University of Tsukuba will continue to promote collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat for further expansion of the program in Japan.